Centuries-Sewing

Tag: jenny halloween 08

  • Preview, almost done

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  • Pictures, as requested…

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    This is just the velvet layer of the corset sewn together and pinned to the too small for it form.
    I’m working on the “work” layer now. So many boning cases to make…

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    Back drape which I need to steam to get the wrinkles out of, kinda like the texture from them.

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    Hem finish I used on the dags of the skirt is just a tight zig-zag, and worked out well once I got the metallic thread to stop breaking, why do I keep using it.. oh yeah it is pretty..

  • Velvet Corset pondering

    Just thinking out loud on how to put things together.

    I want no outer stitching showing on the velvet, so all of the boning will go on the inner twill layer. The velvet layer is then basted to the twill layer and the pieces treated as one.

    The question is to flat fell or not to flat fell.  This isn’t a tightlacing corset so it doesn’t really need it, but the only way I can think to keep it from showing outside on the velvet is to do it seam by seam and then baste down the velvet layer afterward.

    I’ve looked at harmanhay ‘s purple velvet underbust and all the posts on that which has been very helpful. After staring at the photos for a bit it looks like regular seams with the allowances tacked down to keep them in place but I might be wrong about it.

  • More progress list

    Petticoat
     
    hem
    waistband made
    Need to lightly overdye the sheer skirt layers to get it to blend a bit more;
    Then pleat down the skirt and attach it to the petticoat and attach the waistband.
     
    Done!
     
    Corset
    Corset mock up, adjusted
    Need to press seams and put in some temp bones and then check fit again.
    and mark where the straps will go.
    Prep the strength layer, put in the boning and then baste outerlayer to it.
    Mark out straps
    Overskirt
    Sew Overskirt together
    trim down seam allowances and zig zag them.
    Fuse upper part and face with some lining fabric
    make waistband
     even hem
    Finish zig zaging the raw edge
    add hook and eye
     
    Headdress, collar so on and so forth
    Pick up the mulling fabric and cover.
     
    Slash and spread collar pattern, wire and shape, mull so on and so forth.

    draft sleeve pattern and figure out attachment.

  • All 36 pieces for the corset are cut out, ouch my back.

  • Dye dye my darling

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    The ombre dyed silk..and my foot

  • Semi busy day

    Petticoat is together yay, that was a huge pain, as I decided to put a zipper in it and have the zipper between the outer layer and inner yoke and between the lining, all with the tulle getting partly in the way.  It just needs a waistband and the hem evened and then the hem, hemmed.. not sure how I want to hem it yet. I don’t think I’m going to put a waistband on it until I get the sheer layers on it, I think I’ll have them attached to the petticoat just to make it less layers to mess with.

    Got a corset pattern partly scaled up, it came out smaller then I expected so I have lots of messing with it to do, but at least I have a base for it now.

    Velvet skirt needs to be sewn but holding off on that until I decide how I want to sew it, leaning towards cutting down the seam allowances and doing a narrow zig zag stitch as a way to seam it and take care of the edges in one pass without messing with the drape of it.  I wish I had a serger it would make this so much easier.

    Need to test the fusible on a scap of velvet to see how much it will change the hand of it, if it doesn’t work out well then I’ll flat line it with some cotton.

  • headdress horn mock up

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    Needs to be a touch smaller

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    note to self: extend back of headdress base by about 3.5ish inches at least